Arabian–Indian plate boundary

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The Arabian–Indian plate boundary is a tectonic plate boundary in the northwestern Indian Ocean where the Arabian Plate and Indian Plate interact along features such as the Owen Fracture Zone.

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Arabian–Indian plate boundary canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological structure
tectonic plate boundary
adjacentTo Arabian Sea basin
linked to: Arabian Sea

western Indian Ocean basin
associatedWith Carlsberg Ridge
Owen Ridge
Sheba Ridge
connectsTo Carlsberg Ridge
Sheba Ridge
deformationStyle localized extension and compression
strike-slip faulting
geologicalProcess lithospheric plate interaction
hazardType earthquakes
includesFeature Owen Fracture Zone
locatedIn northwestern Indian Ocean
movementType oblique slip
transform motion
ocean Indian Ocean
partOf plate boundary system of the Indian Ocean
region Arabian Sea
relativeMotion dextral (right-lateral) strike-slip
northward motion of Indian Plate relative to Arabian Plate
separates Arabian Plate
Indian Plate
linked to: India Plate
studyField marine geology
plate tectonics
seismology
tectonicPlatesInvolved Arabian Plate
Indian Plate
linked to: India Plate
tectonicSetting plate boundary between Arabian Plate and Indian Plate

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Owen Fracture Zone partOf Arabian–Indian plate boundary